Inclusion of a question on gender for the first time in the UK census has been welcomed as a "good first step" by some in the transgender community. The voluntary question in the 2021 survey reads: ...

Every ten years since 1801 – save for a wartime interruption in 1941 – the UK government has conducted a national census of England and Wales. This is a big event. The data collated in the last survey ...

A full set of UK-wide data collected for the 2021 census has been made available for the first time. Many details from the census have already been released, revealing a wealth of population ...

The 2021 census could be the last one ever to be carried out, the UK's national statistician has revealed. Prof Sir Ian Diamond said he was examining cheaper alternatives to the 10-yearly compulsory ...

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Letters inviting people to take part in the census 2021 are being posted to households across England, Wales and Northern Ireland ahead of 'Census Day' on Sunday 21 March. But don't ignore or bin them ...

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FILE - The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby listens to debate at the General Synod in London, on Feb. 13, 2017. Less than half of people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian, ...

Planning has begun for the next census of England and Wales, with the survey expected to take place in 2031. A census of the population has been held regularly since 1801, typically every 10 years, ...

Censuses in the UK typically take place every 10 years, with the next one due in 2031 (Danny Lawson/PA) Planning has begun for the next census of England and Wales, with the survey expected to take ...